TERRORISM

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 74, 31 July 1929, Page 5

TERRORISM

BY COIMIST CLIQUE

THE AUSTRALIAN TIMBER STRIKE

A WORKMAN'S STATEMENT.

UNIONISM ENDANGERED.

(Received 10.10 a.m.)

SYDNEY, This Day

Following tin attack by members of the Basher Gang at Ultimo, two volunteer timber workers drew revolvers, fired three shot s and held their assailants off until the arrival of the police, upon whose approach the strikers ran away.

The Sydney Morning Herald has published a statement by a timber worker, whose name is withheld, in which he declares that the majority of strikers are on strike against their wills. He also says that the union meetings are dominated >by a Communist coterie whose aim was the destruction of legitimate unionism and the creation of misery.

He said no courage Avas needed to go on strike. The real test was the preparedness of a man to act according to his convictions, and refuse to he terrorised by Trades Hall conspirators, who received their orders from a foreign country.—Australian Press Assn.